@gabrielhetland.bsky.social is a friend, comrade, and helps me navigate what a leftist approach to Venezuelan politics should be. In this episode, we analyze the possibilities+ pitfalls of populist politics, and the history of left hegemony in a different political moment w lessons for the present.

Sur-Urbano Podcast@sururbano.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Venezuela is caught btw renewed U.S. imperial threats and the Maduro government's repression. But before, it was the site of an experiment in participatory democracy that even the opposition was forced to engage - democracy on the ground w @gabrielhetland.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/12Wy...

Some of my favorite leftist Latin American scholars were in a room talking about what leftist-governed cities in Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador have to teach a socialist in the belly of the beast - truly you do not want to miss this episode, so many actually practical and urgent lessons here

Sur-Urbano Podcast@sururbano.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Season 7 launches 🔥 by reflecting on "What Zohran Can Learn from Latin America's Pink Tide" - with some insightful analyses on the challenges for the Zohran administration , and what leftist-governed cities in Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil +Ecuador have to teach us open.spotify.com/episode/75Oo...

Insurers of last resort are state-enabled programs meant to provide insurance to properties that insurers refuse to cover. And yet in our @cplusc.bsky.social report, we find these plans are ill designed to meet their policy objectives, and are instead run by and for the private insurance sector 🧵

Climate and Community Institute@cplusc.bsky.social · 11mo ago

As insurance prices balloon & companies refuse renewals, state “insurers of last resort” (FAIR plans) are often the only coverage option left for many homeowners. Our new report explains how they often prioritize cost savings for companies, not affordability for families.

La mitad de los pagos iniciales para el canal de Panamá se hicieron en inversiones de JP Morgan en finca raíz en NYC, y ahora es un promotor inmobiliario Neoyorquino quien busca quitarle el canal a los panameños... Me encantó colaborar con @phenomenalworld.bsky.social

Sur-Urbano Podcast@sururbano.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨Nuevo Episodio🚨La promesa de Trump de "recuperar" el Canal evoca periodos del expansionismo EEUU. Junto con @phenomenalworld, @Celopezm+@DaniloRLL, hablamos sobre el transitismo como modelo de desarrollo, legados imperialistas + la coyuntura actual open.spotify.com/episode/3cU0...

I went on an ill-fated hike that kept me from hosting this episode; the silver lining is that i got to hear Sebastian Solarte interview Prof. Herrera as a listener, and learned SO much about what makes successful social movements+policy change, esp. around environmental harms. Check it out!👇🔥

Sur-Urbano Podcast@sururbano.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 New Episode 🚨 Toxic pollution kills 12.6 million people a year—nearly 1/4 of all global deaths; yet environmental harms are often slow-moving+difficult to detect. Sebastián Solarte talks to Prof. Veronica Herrera about how citizen action creates policy change open.spotify.com/episode/5nQ2...

The antics of the global populist right are intended to make us forget that theirs is a project of class+racial domination + that we must counter it on those grounds. @bhbradlow.bsky.social reminds us of the power of fighting for equality at the scale of the city +that a more just world is possible!

Sur-Urbano Podcast@sururbano.bsky.social · last yr.

Episode alert 🚨Its more important than ever to remember that grassroots struggles for the right to the city are one of the most important factors in creating more equal cities. This week, we re-run a much needed reminder from @bhbradlow.bsky.social on #Sur_Urbano. open.spotify.com/episode/0BgO...

El dolor de la diáspora consiste en sentir destruidas nuestras comunidades; sentí a lo largo de estas conversaciones que el DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS nos va a ayudar a tejerlas de nuevo <3 Espero que les guste este episodio, buena excusa para escuchar mucho reggaetón

Sur-Urbano Podcast@sururbano.bsky.social · 2y ago

POR FIN: Nuestro análisis de "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" de #BadBunny en Sur-Urbano está aquí. Nos juntamos con @juanjoarroyo23 @coralmerfi @sebastiandsz y Ashley Ortiz para analizar el contexto político, musical y territorial del álbum. open.spotify.com/episode/4qts...

Tell me you're redlining without telling me you're redlining

Yonah Freemark@yonahfreemark.com · 2y ago

The US DOT says it's planning to prioritize areas with high marriage & high birth rates for funding. Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund: —Communities with a higher white resident share —Low-density areas —High-income areas —Car-dependent areas

This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do! www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...

Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon

"Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.

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The possibility of resistance in this moment requires that we understand why so many Latinos supported Trump+possibly the most racist and explicitly imperialist iteration of the Republican party. On #Sur-Urbano, @williamcallison.bsky.social + I talk to Prof. Daniel HoSang on the multi-racial right.

Sur-Urbano Podcast@sururbano.bsky.social · 2y ago

Given the militarization of immigration policy, + the stand-off between Trump and Gustavo Petro, it's important to reflect on why Latinos in the US tended to swing to the right in many key cities and jxs. @williamcallison.bsky.social and I interview Prof.Daniel HoSang: https://buff.ly/3EpC45W

Siento que las posibilidades de resistencia a este momento tan desolador requieren que entendamos por qué tantos latinos apoyaron a Trump, y el fenómeno de la derecha multi-racial. No se pierdan a @williamcallison.bsky.social y Daniel HoSang en #Sur_Urbano

Sur-Urbano Podcast@sururbano.bsky.social · 2y ago

Given the militarization of immigration policy, + the stand-off between Trump and Gustavo Petro, it's important to reflect on why Latinos in the US tended to swing to the right in many key cities and jxs. @williamcallison.bsky.social and I interview Prof.Daniel HoSang: https://buff.ly/3EpC45W